News from April 2022


City of Houston City Council met April 12 & 13

City of Houston City Council met April 12 & 13.


Carolyn Joyce McCorkle

Carolyn Joyce McCorkle (May 22, 1940 - April 22, 2022)


Raquel Wanetta Fisher

Raquel Wanetta Fisher (November 13, 1979 - April 23, 2022)


Rebecca “Becca” Renee Castillo

Rebecca Renee Castillo (December 23, 1994 - April 23, 2022)


City of Houston City Council met Jan. 11

City of Houston City Council met Tuesday, Jan. 11.


City of Houston Planning Commission met Jan. 6

City of Houston Planning Commission met Thursday, Jan. 6.



Evans-Shabazz: 'The resources that UPS brings to our community with this funding to Change Happens will help increase youth opportunities'

The UPS Foundation selected UPS employee and community volunteer Roderick Brown as this year’s annual winner of a $10,000 grant. Brown picked Change Happens, a Houston-based nonprofit led by chief executive Helen Stagg that serves youth through programs to educate, provide health care services and housing displaced families. On April 22 at the annual Spring Breakfast event, Brown presented Stagg with the grant money.


William Bernhardt

William Bernhardt (March 24, 1939 - April 26, 2022)


Felix G. Saldivar

Felix G. Saldivar (October 4, 1926 - April 26, 2022)


Marco Antonio Palomo

Marco Antonio Palomo (July 28, 1955 - April 23, 2022)


City of Houston City Council met Jan. 5

City of Houston City Council met Wednesday, Jan. 5.


Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors met April 12

Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors met Tuesday, April 12.


Lorance Ray McClendon

Lorance Ray McClendon (February 22, 1945 - April 25, 2022)


Clarence Harlon Dearing

Clarence Harlon Dearing (October 15, 1943 - April 25, 2022)


House on national recognition for HISD high schools: 'Without hard-working dedicated teachers, these results would not have been possible'

A pair of high schools in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) have landed on a prestigious list, according to a report from Houston NBC affiliate KPRC.


Crenshaw on Title 42: 'Secretary of Homeland Security needs to be impeached if he won’t take necessary steps'

A Republican U.S. congressman from the Houston area has waded into the Title 42 situation, asserting that U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alex Mayorkas should face impeachment if he doesn't enforce it.


Scheinthal on purchase of popular Bellaire restaurant: 'This was one of my dad’s favorite burger places'

A fast food favorite in the Houston suburb of Bellaire is set to make a comeback, according to reports from Houston-based media outlets.


Ellis on naming part of Beltway 8 after fallen deputy constable: 'It is my hope that her memory inspires future generations to serve'

The Harris County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve a measure to name a portion of the Sam Houston Parkway, or Beltway 8 on Tuesday (April 26) after a deputy constable who perished in a car accident earlier this month, according to Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis's official Twitter account.


O'Rourke on positive COVID-19 test: 'I have mild symptoms and will be following public health guidelines'

Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke has tested positive for COVID-19 as of Monday (April 25), according to a report from Austin ABC affiliate KVUE.